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World Briefing | Americas: Canada: Suspensions In Scandal

Prime Minister Paul Martin suspended the heads of three semiautonomous government corporations implicated in a government scandal in Quebec that have deeply eroded support for him and his Liberal Party. Mr. Martin has struggled to restore public confidence after a report from the auditor general that outlined how the companies -- the national passenger rail carrier, the post office and the Business Development Bank of Canada -- played a role in funneling public money to advertising agencies aligned with the party in Quebec. Colin Campbell (NYT)